Wedding is one of the most significant events in human life. Therefore, the event must be approached in the most thorough manner. To think through everything to the smallest detail: choosing a venue for the celebration, menus, entertainment for guests. A special role is played by the words of gratitude to the guests at the wedding, spoken from the lips of the bride and groom, as well as their parents.
Thanks speech
Without guests there will be no magnificent wedding. Close and dear people will come to congratulate the young and their parents. Each of them will spend a lot of effort to prepare for such a significant event. Therefore, the speech addressed to the guests should express special respect.
Of course, the words of gratitude spoken from the heart and in your own words will be very successful. But in such cases, even the most eloquent people get mixed up in expressions from excitement. In order not to get into a mess, you can sketch out some basic expressions in the form of a plan of your speech, on which you will later rely. However, in this case, an incident may occur with an unprepared person.
What then to do? The answer is one: independently prepare a speech in advance. Of course, this is not easy to do, for this you need to have a certain talent. Therefore, you do not need to waste time in vain. Just use the ready-made template, but to make the appeal more “warm”, from the heart, it should be modified independently. To bring something of your own that will tell others the sincerity of your wishes. The speech should be brief and relaxed - guests can get bored from long words of thanks.
If you have a perfect memory, then it is best to memorize the appeal to guests.But it is better not to rely on memory, it can fail because of an overabundance of feelings. Do not torture yourself, use the trouble-free option - take a beautiful large postcard and write (in capital letters) the necessary words. But do not forget that thank-you speeches addressed to the guests are delivered at the very end of the festive event.
Words of gratitude to guests from parents
You can use one of the following options for ready-made texts.
Option 1
Dear relatives and friends! On this significant day, we express our great love and respect for participating in our holiday event. Today, our dear children have created a family. You shared this joy with us. Without your active participation, a wedding would not be so fun. Today, each of you expressed the most sincere wishes of happiness to our children. Thank you for the gifts you brought. Only the closest people are capable of this. We hope that our friendship will continue in the future, and we will meet many, many times in a close circle.
Option 2
Dear guests! Today a new family was born that our children created. From the bottom of our hearts, we want to express our gratitude to you for coming and sharing our joy. With the warmest words, we say thank you for the gifts and wishes for happiness to the young. Wishes will come true, as they were uttered from a pure heart. Each of you is dear to us in his own way. Let's not lose that strong thread of friendship and kinship that ties us together. We will always be there and will support each other. Thanks a lot again.
Option 3
Dear relatives, relatives, friends and colleagues! Each of you gave a piece of the soul, attending our wedding. It turned out to be fun and colorful. Our children grew up and started a family. Your sincere wishes for the young will provide the basis for their marital happiness. We want to express our gratitude to you for sharing this bright day with us and for presenting wonderful and necessary gifts. Once again, we express our gratitude for the fact that they showed love and respect and came to our celebration.
Option 4
Dear guests! Today our children have found each other. Their marriage will be the basis of a happy life. We thank each of you for your active participation in our festive event. You are all beautiful and funny today. They presented gifts, flowers and cards with wishes of happiness to the young. For this, we express our deep gratitude. Each of you is dear to us in his own way. We hope that in the future we will be friends with you and very often meet with or without cause. Be always healthy and joyful.
Thanksgiving speech of the young
Usually, the groom thanks the guests on his own behalf and on behalf of the bride as the newly made head of the family. But if the bride is more eloquent, then her speech will only decorate your holiday. In any case, you can choose a ready-made option that seems most touching to you.
Option 1
Dear relatives, friends and colleagues! On behalf of our young family, we express our greatest gratitude for participating in the celebration. Thanks to you, our wedding night has become unforgettable. We wholeheartedly say thanks for the positive mood, for the fiery speeches and for the valuable gifts. Today, all guests look “one hundred percent”. Outfits are amazing. Thank you for decorating our wedding with your presence. All health, love and joy!
Option 2
Dear family and close friends! Thank you for coming and sharing with us this gala evening. Today, many flowers were presented and a large number of congratulatory letters were handed over. We will keep them as a keepsake from time to time to get and re-read your wishes. We swear vow to strive for their embodiment and be happy. On this unforgettable day, we want to once again express our deep gratitude for the love and respect for our young family. When our first-born is born, we will come together again with our friendly company.I would like to wish everyone good health and a better mood.
Option 3
Dear guests! The closest people gathered here to congratulate us on the most solemn day. Today our family was born. And you tried to decorate this day with your presence. You surrounded us with your care and congratulations. On this day, many wishes of happiness and love were addressed to us. We solemnly promise to carefully fulfill all the wishes. We thank our family, friends and relatives for wonderful gifts. We hope that we will continue to meet with and without cause. Once again we say sincere thanks for your love and respect.
Option 4
Guests are dear! You are our closest people. Thank you for coming to congratulate us on your marriage. We are sincerely glad to see you at our wedding. Thank you for your flowers, smiles and congratulations. Gifts, cards and letters given by you wholeheartedly, we will keep as a memory of a beautiful day. We hope that we will be with you for many more, many years to come. Live happily, do not be sick, all the best to you.
In conclusion, it must be added that words of gratitude must be pronounced clearly and at the same time solemnly. The voice must have genuine simplicity and sincerity. In any case, you better know the character of each guest, so you need to pick up words that will appeal to everyone present at the wedding.
In the next video you will find several examples of newlyweds' speech in the final of the wedding evening.
